Graduate students in the UNC-CH J-School come from across the U.S. and from every corner of the globe. Over the past few years we have had enjoyed the company of students from each continent and a variety of unique cultures. Our students come from many backgrounds and hold a full spectrum of academic, professional, and personal interests. The rich diversity of our student group offers an endless array of rewarding experiences and interactions for all those who enroll in the school.

School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Graduate Students
1996-1997




Beverley Sylvia Abel MA 1995
BA 1975, Speech and Drama, University of Cape Town.
bevabel@email.unc.edu

Leslie Ann Walters Adams MA 1996
BS 1990, Telecommunications-Journalism/Marketing,Oral Roberts University.
lwadams@email.unc.edu

Yonas Mesfun Asfaha MA 1996
BA 1996, English, University of Asmara, Eritrea.
yonasa@email.unc.edu

Gillian Kim Ashley MA 1996
BA 1993, English, East Carolina University; MA 1995, English, University of Delaware.
gashley@email.unc.edu

Timothy Blankemeyer MA 1996
BS 1995, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.
tblankem@email.unc.edu

Alice Carol Bonner PhD 1995
Freedom Forum Fellow. A 1978 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, has a B.A. in Journalism from Howard University, and has studied at Columbia University and the University of Maryland.
abonner@email.unc.edu

Kimberley Denise Bow MA 1996
BA 1996, English Literature, George Washington University.
kimbow@email.unc.edu

Lois A. Boynton MA 1995
BA 1981, History, Lenoir-Rhyne College.
lboynton@email.unc.edu

Graham B. Brink MA 1995
BA 1992, Politics, Queen's University.
gbrink@email.unc.edu

Gregory Dale Brown PhD 1995
MFA 1992, Communication, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; BA 1976, Journalism and History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
gdbrown@email.unc.edu

Sally Brown (aka Sarah Schmale) MA 1996
BA 1983, Political Economy, Colorado College.
schmale@email.unc.edu

W. Joseph Campbell PhD 1995
Freedom Forum Fellow. BA 1974, Journalism/American History, Ohio Wesleyan University; University of Fribourg (Switzerland) 1978-79.
wjc@email.unc.edu

John Patrick Carvalho PhD 1995
MA 1994, Communications, California State University, Fullerton; BA 1978, Journalism, Auburn University.
jcarvalh@email.unc.edu

William Brannon Chambliss MA 1996
BA 1996, Psychology, Wake Forest University.
chamblis@email.unc.edu

L. Andria Cheng MA 1996
BA 1995, Finance, Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University.
lcheng@email.unc.edu

Rachel E. Chessman MA 1995
BA 1991, History, University of Wisconsin at Madison.
hessman@email.unc.edu

Justice Chuku PhD 1992
MA Iowa; BA South Carolina (Columbia).
jnchuku@email.unc.edu

Paul C. Clark III MA 1993
BA 1989, English & History, Worcester State College.
coe@email.unc.edu

Allan E. Cohen MA 1995
BS 1968, Marketing, New York University, School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance.
acohen2@email.unc.edu / ACohenUNC@aol.com

Mary S. Dalrymple MA 1996
BA 1996, History and Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
mdalrymp@email.unc.edu

Azad Dashdamirov MA 1996
IREX foreign exchange program. Post-graduate study, Institute of Economy of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan; 1995, Finance and Banking, Azerbaijan State University of Economics.
adashdam@email.unc.edu

Mike Donatello PhD 1994
MA 1990, Journalism, University of Wisconsin. BS, Journalism and Psychology, University of Wisconsin.
Mike_Donatello@unc.edu

Carolyn Martindale Edy MA 1995
BA 1993, English Writing, St. Lawrence University.
cmedy@email.unc.edu

Eileen Ann Estok MA 1996
BS 1991, Education, University of Dayton.
eestok@email.unc.edu

Sarah Lynn Farmer MA 1995
BA 1990, Humanities, California State University, Northridge.
sfarmer@email.unc.edu

Frank E. Fee, Jr. PhD 1995
Freedom Forum Fellow. MA 1996, Communication, State University of New York at Brockport; BS 1965, Communication, Cornell University.
ffee@email.unc.edu

Suraj Romesh Fernando PhD 1996
MA 1992, International Relations, University of Colombo; PCM 1991, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing; BA 1986, English, University of Peradeniya.
sfernand@email.unc.edu

Dolores L. Flamiano PhD 1996
MA 1992, Radio TV & Motion Pictures, UNC-Chapel Hill. BA 1985, Political Science, Occidental College.
dflamian@email.unc.edu

Stephanie Frances Flynn MA 1996
BA 1993, Telecommunications, Indiana University.
sflynn@email.unc.edu

Hal F. Foster Jr. PhD 1996
Freedom Forum Fellow. MA 1972, Journalism, Ohio State. BA 1967, Journalism, University of Nebraska.
hfoster@email.unc.edu

Mary Beth Foster MA 1996
BA 1996, Politics, Wake Forest University.
mfoster1@email.unc.edu

Jennifer Elizabeth Fox MA 1995
BA 1994, English, College of the Holy Cross.
jfox1@email.unc.edu

Amy Michera Franks MA 1996
BA 1991, English, North Carolina Central University.
afranks@email.unc.edu

Robin Marie Gallagher PhD 1995
MA 1995, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BA 1982, English, John Carroll University.
rmgallag@email.unc.edu

Jasmine Manish Gandhi MA 1996
Diploma 1989, Journalism, K.C. College of Management Studies; BFA 1987, Painting, University of Bombay; HSC 1982, Science, Ramnarayan Ruia College of Science.
jgandhi@email.unc.edu

Thomas Gould PhD 1994
MA 1995, English, UNC-Charlotte. BA 1990, English, Armstrong State College. BA 1989, Journalism, University of Georgia.
Thomas@unc.edu

Karla Kathleen Gower PhD 1995
MMC 1995, Mass Communication, Arizona State University; LLB 1982, University of Western Ontario; BA 1979, English, University of Western Ontario.
kgower@email.unc.edu

Michelle Lynne Haluschka MA 1995
BA 1995, Public Relations, University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts.
mhalusch@email.unc.edu

Brad J. Hamm PhD 1993
MA 1990, Journalism, University of South Carolina. BA 1986, Communication, Catawba College.
hammbrad@email.unc.edu

Sally Hunter Harris MA 1996
BA 1992, English, James Madison University.
sharris4@email.unc.edu

David M. Hart MA 1995
BA 1988, History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
dhart@email.unc.edu

Holly Elizabeth Hart MA 1996
BA 1993, English, University of California at Los Angeles.
hhart@email.unc.edu

Anthony Earl Hatcher PhD 1995
M.Ed. 1982, Speech Communications, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; BA 1979, English, University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
azh5339@email.unc.edu

Jurgen G. Henn MA 1995
1994, English, Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany.
jhenn@email.unc.edu

Hiram Enriquez Hernandez MA 1996
BA 1993, Journalism, University of Havana, graduated with honors.
hiram@email.unc.edu

Jon Hill PhD 1993
MA 1991, Broadcasting/Cinema, University of North Carolina-Greensboro. BA 1983, Speech and Drama, Valdosta State College.
hilljy@email.unc.edu

Zachary Wallace Hoskins MA 1995
BA 1995, Philosophy, Hendrix College.
zhoskins@email.unc.edu

Hsuan-Yuan (Jade) Huang PhD 1995
MA 1994, Journalism, Ohio State University; BA 1989, Mass Communication, Tamkang University.
hhuang@email.unc.edu

Tom Hughes PhD 1994
MA 1990, Journalism, University of Alabama. BM 1986, Music, North Carolina School of the Arts.
tahughes@email.unc.edu

Tamela J. Hultman PhD 1995
Freedom Forum Fellow. MA 1990, Communications, UNC-Chapel Hill; BA 1968, Religion, Duke University.
thultman@email.unc.edu

Hyun-seung Jin PhD 1996
MA 1996, Advertising and Public Relations, University of Alabama. MA 1993, Mass Communication, Sogan University. BA 1990, Business, Sogang University.
hjin@email.unc.edu

Michael Andrew Kaylor MA 1995
BA 1993, Literature Communications, Richard Stockton College, Pomona, New Jersey.
mkaylor@email.unc.edu

Sarah Natasha Keller PhD 1996
MS 1991, Journalism, Columbia University; BA 1988, Social Studies, Wesleyan University.
skeller@fhi.org

Benjamin P. Kilpatrick PhD 1994
MA 1993, Communications, Baylor University. BA 1992, Journalism, Baylor University.
bpk7510@email.unc.edu

Myra Knight PhD 1993
MA 1985, journalism. UNC-Chapel Hill. BA 1974, English, College of William and Mary.
mgk2579@email.unc.edu

Elizabeth Mary Koehler PhD 1995
MA 1995, Communication, University of Washington-Seattle; BA 1991, Professional Journalism, University of Minnesota and graduated magna cum laude honors.
koehler@email.unc.edu

Arati "Arti" Korwar PhD 1993
MA 1993, Journalism and Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill. BA 1989, English and Journalism, University of Massachusetts.
arati_korwar@ unc.edu

Tryon Delano Lancaster Jr. MA 1996
BA 1992, Elementary Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
tlancast@email.unc.edu

Rita Marie Lauria PhD 1994
MA 1987, Journalism, UNC-Chapel Hill. BA cum laude 1979, Anthropology, University of Southern California.
rmlauria@email.unc.edu

Thomas C. Letts PhD 1992
MS 1991, Mass Comunications, San Jose State University. BA 1983, Radio/Television Broadcasting, San Jose State University.
spartan@.unc.edu

Robert Wayne Leweke PhD 1994
MA 1994, Political Science, Virginia Tech. BA 1992, Communication, Virginia Tech.
rwl8535@email.unc.edu

Melissa Kay Liles MA 1996
BA 1994, International Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
mliles@email.unc.edu

Jonathan James Lillie MA 1996
BA 1995, History and Political Science, Warren Wilson College.
jlillie@email.unc.edu

Laura Linder PhD 1994
MA 1986, Communication, UNC-Greensboro. BA 1982, Communication, UNC-Greensboro.
laura_linder@dewey.uncg.edu

Kelly Prelipp Lojk MA 1994
BA 1990, Chemistry, North Carolina State University; BS 1990, Science Education, North Carolina State University.
kplojk@aol.com

David Orison Loomis MA 1995
BA 1973, Journalism, George Washington University.
doloomis@email.unc.edu

Jeffrey Charles Lowrance MA 1995
BA 1988, RTVMP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
jeff_lowrance@unc.edu

Patricia Lin Mah MA 1995
BA 1994, Journalism, Arizona State University.
pmah@email.unc.edu

Gregory Mark Makris PhD 1995
MA 1995, Public Communication, Syracuse University (Newhouse); BA 1987, Speech Communication, George Mason University.
snowdog@email.unc.edu

Michael William Manning MA 1996
BA 1994, History, Haverford College.
manning1@email.unc.edu

Rukia Saleh Masasi MA 1996
BA 1991, Mass Communications, The American University-London.
rmasasi@email.unc.edu

Mark Christopher McCarthy PhD 1996
MA 1996, Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill; BA 1992, Mass Communication, State University of New York.
mcm3060@email.unc.edu

Paul Craig McCreath PhD 1996
MMC 1996, Mass Communication, Arizona State University; MBA 1980, Finance, Arizona State University; BA 1976, Economics, University of Western Ontario.
pmccreat@email.unc.edu

David Michael McConville MA 1994
BS 1993, Music, UNC-Asheville.
id@sunsite.unc.edu

Challiss Elizabeth McDonough MA 1996
BA 1993, English, Virginia Commonwealth University.
challiss@email.unc.edu

Jose Antonio "Tony" Mecia MA 1996
BA 1994, Political Science, Duke University.
mecia@email.unc.edu

Scott Anthony Misner MA 1996
BA 1994, Communication, Purdue University.
smisner@email.unc.edu

Priscilla Coit Murphy PhD 1993
MA, School of International Service, American University. BA Swarthmore.
pcmurph@email.unc.edu

Kristi Nowak PhD 1996
MA 1996, Media Communication, Stanford University; BA 1992, Political Science, San Jose State University.
knowak@email.unc.edu

Jennifer Ann Palcher MA 1995
BA 1992, Political Science, Miami University of Ohio.
jpalcher@email.unc.edu

Andrew Culbreth Park MA 1995
B.S. Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1993.
apark@email.unc.edu

Randall William Patnode PhD 1996
MA 1996, Mass Communications, University of Florida; BS 1978, Journalism, University of Colorado, Boulder.
patnode@email.unc.edu

Kirsten Wortman Pires MA 1996
BA 1985, Art, Carleton College.
kpires@email.unc.edu

Mihaela Mihai Poiata MA 1995
IREX foreign exchange program. BA 1995, English Philology, State University of Moldova.
mpoiata@email.unc.edu

Patricia "Trish" RichardsonPhD 1995
BA 1979, Elementary Education, University of South Florida; MA 1995, Journalism and Mass Communication (Public Relations), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
par@email.unc.edu / richardson@law.duke.edu

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez PhD 1996
Freedom Forum Fellow. MA 1977, Journalism, Columbia University. BA 1976, Journalism, University of Texas at Austin.
mrivas@email.unc.edu

Wendy Robinson PhD 1993
MA 1991, Liberal Studies, Duke University; BA 1988, English, New York University.
wendy_robinson@unc.edu / wgrobin@duke.edu

Eugene Joseph Senat, Jr. PhD 1995
MA 1993, Journalism, Univeristy of Memphis; BA 1984, Journalism, Louisiana State University.
jsenat@email.unc.edu

Fuyuan Shen PhD 1993
MA 1993, Journalism, University of Montana. BA 1985, English, East China University.
fshen@bradley.bradley.edu

Lynn M. Silverstein MA 1995
BA 1991, Journalism and History, Indiana University.
stash@email.unc.edu

Cristina M. Smith MA 1995
BA 1991, English, Univeristy of Texas, Austin.
csmith4@email.unc.edu

Tina Louise Smith MA 1994
BA 1992, Psychology, Davidson College.
tls4775@email.unc.edu

Lori Ann Snyder MA 1996
BA 1994, Psychology and Speech Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
lsnyder@email.unc.edu

Andi Sobbe MA 1996
BA 1973, History, DePauw University.
asobbe@email.unc.edu

Andi Stein MA 1995
BA 1982, Journalism, George Washington University.
astein@email.unc.edu

Robert B. Stepno PhD 1994
MALS 1988, interfield studies (computer science and cognitive psychology), Wesleyan University. MA 1983, anthropology, Wesleyan University. BA 1969, English, Universlty of Connecticut.
rbstepno@email.unc.edu / http://blake.oit.unc.edu/~rbstepno

Teresa Jo Styles PhD 1994
MA 1973, Film, Northwestern University. BA, English, Spelman College.
tjstyles@email.unc.edu

Jemal Mohammed Talke MA 1996
BA 1996, English Literature, University of Asmara, Eritrea.
jmt@email.unc.edu

Muh-Chyun Tang MA 1996
BA 1992, Advertising, National Chengchi University. mtang@email.unc.edu

Sue Dale Taylor PhD 1996
MA 1996, Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill. BS 1976, Animal Science, Nichols State University.
sdtaylor@email.unc.edu

Fissehaye Tecle Tesfaindrias MA 1996
MS 1989, English Language Teaching, Edinburgh University, U.K.; BA 1986, English, Asmara University, Eritrea.
fisseha@email.unc.edu

Jamie Lynne Vacca MA 1996
BA 1994, English, Wake Forest University.
jvacca@email.unc.edu

Andrea Berger Verykoukis MA 1996
BA 1992, History, University of Virginia.
averykou@email.unc.edu

John C. Watson PhD 1996
Freedom Forum Fellow. JD 1980, Rutgers School of Law. BA 1975, Mass Communication, Rutgers College-New Brunswick.
jwatson1@email.unc.edu

Leslie Kovach Waugh MA 1995
BA 1989, Comparative Area Studies, Duke University.
lwaugh@email.unc.edu

Katherine Ruth Whan MA 1995
BA 1995, History/American Studies, Dickinson College.
kwhan@email.unc.edu / kwhan.ccc1@mail.unch.unc.edu

Elizabeth Morgan Witherspoon PhD 1996
MBA 1996, Old Dominion University; BA 1984, Journalism, Louisiana State University.
ewithers@email.unc.edu

Haoming Denis Wu PhD 1994
MA 1993, Communication, University of Pennsylvania. BA 1989, Sociology, National Taiwan University.
denis_wu@unc.edu

Mei-ling Yang PhD 1992
MA 1992, Journalism, University of Maryland. BA 1988, English, National Taiwan University.
myy5471@email.unc.edu

Wen-Hua (Sophia) Yu MA 1996
BA 1994, English, National Chengchi University.
wyu1@email.unc.edu

Elizabeth Ann Zubritsky MA 1996
MS 1996, Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BS 1988, Optics, University of Rochester.
zub@email.unc.edu



Graduate Executive Committee

Dr. Margaret Blanchard, Director of Graduate Studies
margaret_blanchard@unc.edu

Dr. Ruth Walden, Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program
walden@email.unc.edu

Dr. Cathy Packer, Coordinator of the Master's Program
clp6405@email.unc.edu

Dr. Anne Johnston, Master's Adviser
amjohnst@email.unc.edu

Dr. Frank Biocca, Director of the Center for Research in Mass Communication
fbiocca@email.unc.edu

Mrs. Sharon Jones, Graduate Secretary
shjones@email.unc.edu



Graduate Faculty

Debashis Aikat
daikat@email.unc.edu

Frank Biocca
fbiocca@email.unc.edu

John Bittner
jrbittne@email.unc.edu

Margaret Blanchard
mablanch@email.unc.edu

Thomas Bowers
Tom_Bowers@unc.edu

Jane Brown
jane_brown@unc.edu

Richard Cole
richard_cole@unc.edu

Pat Curtin
pcurtin@email.unc.edu

Richard Elam
elam@email.unc.edu

Anne Johnston
amjohnst@email.unc.edu

Robert Lauterborn
lauter@email.unc.edu

Philip Meyer
pmeyer@email.unc.edu

Cathy Packer
clp6405@email.unc.edu

Mary Alice Shaver
mas@email.unc.edu

Don Shaw
cardinal@email.unc.edu

Richard Simpson
rhs7957@email.unc.edu

Robert Stevenson
robert_stevenson@unc.edu

Chuck Stone
cstone@email.unc.edu

Dulcie Straughan
dulcie@email.unc.edu

Lucila Vargas
lcvargas@email.unc.edu

Ruth Walden
walden@email.unc.edu

Xinshu Zhao
zhao@email.unc.edu